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another of Gamboge, each of which was about the 
Size of an Hen's Egg 5 I took the former in my 
Right-hand, and having applied my Left near the 
Surface of the Giafs Globe, and (landing upon a Cake 
of Refin, I was clechized.fiftecn Minutes without In- 
terruption. This Day the Electricity was indifferndy 
ftrong. 
After me, a young Man, aged Twenty-two, and 
of a pale Complexion, was electrized ; whom, a few 
Days before, I had taken into my Service. 
They then electrized a young Woman of about 
Sixteen or Seventeen, of a weakly’ Conftitutioh; but 
who, at that time, was tolerably well. 
After that M. Beccari, ProfdTor of Philofophy in 
the Univerfity, aged about Thirty-five, of a dry Ha- 
bit, was electrized. 
They then electrized a Servant belonging to the 
Houfe where they made the Experiments, aged about 
Twenty-four, who did not appear to be indifpofed. 
They alfo made the fame Experiment upon another 
Servant, a itrong Man of Forty, or thereabouts 5 and 
each of thefe Pcrfons was cleCtrized the fame time as 
I had been; that is, fifteen Minutes fucceffively. 
I did not perceive in myfelf any EffeCt, which I 
could attribute to the Electricity ; no extraordinary 
Motion or Pain in my Bowels 3 and it was the fame 
with M. Beccari , with the Servant aged Forty, and 
with the young Woman. 
But the young Man of Twenty-two, being inter- 
rogated after the others, faid, that he had had in 
the Night two Stools, and fome Complaints of the 
Colic. The Servant of the Houfe, who was asked 
the fame Queftions, declared, that he had had a very 
large Stool, as though he had taken a Purge. 
Thefe 
